Attorney Lori Laird, representing Antonios Pagourtzis and Rose Marie Kosmetatos, parents of accused Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, looks through documents before closing arguments begin Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing's courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)
Rose Marie Kosmetatos, left, and her husband, Antonios Pagourtzis, parents of accused Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, listen to their attorneys discuss a motion Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, during their civil trial in Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing's courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)
Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing listens to an attorney's objection to a definition in the jury charges in his courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)
Rose Marie Kosmetatos, left, and her husband, Antonios Pagourtzis, parents of accused Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, talk before the start of the civil trial against them Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing's courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)
Rose Marie Kosmetatos, facing, hugs her attorney Lori Laird on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, after a split jury found her and husband, Antonios Pagourtzis, not financially responsible for the 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)
Plaintiff attorney Alton Todd, seated, talks with Roberto Torres, the court assigned civil attorney for accused Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Galveston County Court No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing's courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)
Antonios Pagourtzis, left, reacts as he and his wife, Rose Marie Kosmetatos, listen as Galveston County Court Judge Jack Ewing reads the jury's verdict Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)
Antonios Pagourtzis, center, wipes away tears next to his wife, Rose Marie Kosmetatos, left, after a jury decided that they do not bear financial responsibility for the 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)
Antonios Pagourtzis, left, reacts as he and his wife, Rose Marie Kosmetatos, listen as Galveston County Court Judge Jack Ewing reads the jury's verdict Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool)